Ontario Sunshine List 2016

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2015 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$238,282.93
earned in 2015
Lori Sullivan Senior Vice President Legal Regulatory Compliance General Counsel Corporate Secretary / Vice-présidente principale, Affaires juridiques, Réglementation, Conformité, Contentieux et Secrétariat général
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
$201,802.19
earned in 2015
Manuela Di Re Director, Legal Services & General Counsel / Directrice, Services juridiques et avocate générale
Information & Privacy Commissioner
$161,532.00
earned in 2015
Marc Toppings General Counsel
Sinai Health System
$152,791.14
earned in 2015
Mark Leblanc General Counsel / Avocat général
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$351,232.89
earned in 2015
Marni Dicker Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary/Vice-président exécutif, avocat général/avocate générale et secrétaire général/secrétaire générale
Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
$258,545.21
earned in 2015
Martine Band Associate General Counsel/Avocate générale associée
Ontario Energy Board
$136,119.89
earned in 2015
Mary-Ann Cocchetto Associate General Counsel / Avocate générale associée
Legal Aid Ontario
$302,985.43
earned in 2015
Mary Anne Aldred General Counsel & Vice President- Legal Services & Strategic Policy/Avocate générale et vice-présidente, Services juridiques et Politique stratégique
Ontario Energy Board
$274,499.83
earned in 2015
Mary Martin Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary / Première vice-présidente, chef du contentieux et secrétaire générale
Metrolinx
$122,253.95
earned in 2015
Maureen A. Harquail General Counsel, Deputy Director of Administration / Avocat general & directeur adjoint - administration
Ontario Racing Commission
$199,975.16
earned in 2015
Maureen Armstrong University Secretary And General Counsel
York University
$204,862.55
earned in 2015
Michael Zacks General Counsel / Avocat général
Office of the Employer Adviser
$118,177.37
earned in 2015
Michele Smith General Counsel / Avocate générale
Attorney General
$148,139.87
earned in 2015
Michelle Alton Tribunal General Counsel / Avocat général du Tribunal
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
$181,861.06
earned in 2015
Michelle Moldofsky General Counsel
St. Michael's Hospital
$172,375.05
earned in 2015
Michelle O'Bonsawin General Counsel, Freedom of Information Coordinator/Avocate générale et Coordonnatrice de l'accès à l'information, Services juridiques
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
$190,413.70
earned in 2015
Nicole Vaz General Counsel
Trillium Health Partners
$168,486.73
earned in 2015
Nyranne Martin General Counsel/Avocat général
The Ottawa Hospital
$204,459.98
earned in 2015
Pamela Spencer General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing Corp.
$246,675.95
earned in 2015
Penny Wyger Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary / Vice-présidente principale, avocate générale et secrétaire générale
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
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Published March 2016

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Ontario, including:

2016 Ontario Sunshine List: Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Ontario's 115,912 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,728,930,954.33 in 2015.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was Chief Executive Officer Designate Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,528,933.36 in 2015.

Following Thomas Mitchell was President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty, with annual earnings of $1,473,445.98. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-présidente principale et directrice des finances Barbara Gail Anderson made $844,745.92, Executive Vice President Operations, Sport and Venue Management / Vice-président directeur, Opérations, sports et gestion des sites Allen K. Vansen made $802,079.83, and Nuclear President & Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $793,359.07 for the Ontario 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 44,048 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,153 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 12,623 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,112 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,072 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 904 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 44,048 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,153 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 12,623 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,112 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,072 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 904 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2016 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employers List.

Sunshine List Resources

Here are the Frequently Asked Questions about the Ontario Sunshine List.

The Ontario Sunshine List is the Ministry of Finance's listing of salary, benefits, and severance information. The Ontario Sunshine List is the province's annual list of public sector employees and publicly-funded agency employees paid more than $100,000 annually. For a complete list of names, go to SunhineListStats.com

In 1996 the Ontario Sunshine List began as a way to ensure accountability to taxpayers through Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. The annual list of public sector employees who earn over $100,000 per year or greater.

SunhineListStats.com aims to spotlight government spending and public funding to create awareness of where your money is being spent as a taxpayer. It lets taxpayers compare the performance of an organization with the compensation given to the people running it.

No, the Ontario Sunshine List does not include non-taxable benefits such as pension costs. The Sunshine List includes salaries and taxable benefits.

The Ontario Sunshine List is calculated by using a list of taxable salary, benefits, and severance information.

Yes, the Sunshine List does include bonuses, salaries, overtime, severances, and benefits.

Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Ontario, 244,390 staffers made the list, earning a total salary of $30,240,295,606.44 (more than thirty billion) in 2021.

The Ontario Sunshine List aims to shed light on government expenditures. The Sunshine List also helps the Ministry of Finance identify public sector employees who earn over $100,000 in salary and above.

Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act aims to provide transparency to taxpayers and accountability to the Ontario government regarding hiring practices. Public sector employees earn over $100,000 annually, so taxpayers are naturally interested in how and where their money is being spent. The Ontario Sunshine List is a resource to give taxpayers insight into the use of public funds.

Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act aims to provide transparency to taxpayers and accountability to the Ontario government regarding hiring practices. Public sector employees earn over $100,000 annually, so taxpayers are naturally interested in how and where their money is being spent. The Ontario Sunshine List is a resource to give taxpayers insight into the use of public funds.

The $100,000 annual income is calculated before taxes. If these public sector employees are paid $100,000 or more, then the total of these taxable benefits has to be disclosed.